NTOMBI (GIRL)

Chapter11

Muzi POV.

Hurt, disgust, pain is all that I can feel at the moment. That man took what was not his by force. We have been up and down looking for Ntombi. i don't care what happened to her even if she lost her virginity willingly I would still love her non the less. I'm worried sick about her right now. Where the hell  is she?

I know I reacted in a very immature way when I burged out of the room but I just couldn't stay there and watch all that pain in her eyes. It was too much for me. The only thing stopping me right now from tearing that man's throat is my status as the Prince. That bastard denied everything that Ntombi confessed. I was hoping her mother would stand up to say something but she was on the right side of sipho.

I will get to the buttom of this and make sure everyone involved get punished. But first I have to make sure Ntombi is found or else I will go crazy.

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Ntombi POV.

The man led me inside his house. Inside the house there was some sort of lighting used as the same in the palace. I didn't know that an ordinary man could live in luxury as the royal household would. We sat down. I ate in complete silence as I indulged in the strange yet delicious meal.

"So Ntombi, You are from?" Father Michael asked. He mispronounced my name but I didn't feel offended. These people helped me and the least I could do is be at my best behaviour. I don't even have a place to live.

"I'm from the neighbouring village. I ran away from home?" I said. They asked me some more questions and I told them everything. They seemed really concerned and since they offered me a place to stay I told them everything till this day. 

Father Michael told me about something they do in their church. He told me that they come from a far land called Europe. They help girls like me recover and also widows since most of the African cultures seem to be against woman. (I hope I'm not offending anyone although that's a fact. Almost every religious rules opposes woman, again that can be my opinion.)

He told me that he lost his wife due to a fever. Him and his son decided to travel and they found themselves here, in the south of Africa. He owns a couple of churches in Europe. They gave me the clothing that I'm supposed to wear in order to fit in the community. The ancestors might have heard my cries because I ended in the hands of good people. 

Tomorrow I'll be going to the house of God, father Michael calls it that. He says that they go on the seventh day every week but he just likes to go there a lot to see how things are going.

We reached the house of God at noon. This is not only a place of worship but it seems to be a place where people get to be healed when they are sick. He introduced me to a couple of people. There were woman there singing and some cleaning. He says that i'll be coming here often to talk to someone about my troubles in order to be able to forgive and move forward. 

To say that I miss Muzi is the least. His the one person that I think about before I go to sleep and wake up the next morning. I hate that he couldn't stand to be near me. I needed him and most of me wishes that he loved me enough to look past my faults but I'm merely a human and there are certain things that are out of my reach.

It saddens me to think I'll never see him again. This is what man do to me. They hurt and dump. If it wasn't for the wonderful man that I'm living with I would've said all man are the same. I never want to go back to where I come from. This is my new santaury. 

It's has been months now. I've learned a lot and I've gained a lot too. Chris has been helping me to understand the bible and all about Jesus Christ. Although I still believe in my ancestors I find this new God very uplifting. I believe that he is behind the good things in my life. 

I've been talking to someone at the church and every time I'm done I feel like me again. I feel like a person. What sipho did to me was wrong on his part and it has never been my fault. Man like him do exist and I've fallen a victim of that. I'll not let him dictate my life after he did such a terrible thing. I'm learning to forgive both him and my mother everyday.

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Muzi POV. 

I'm so disgusted at myself at the moment. I feel like less of a man. I can't help but think that if I didn't walk out of the room Maybe things would have been so different. To make matters worse eferybody is trying to look past this incident and move forward and I'll have non of that. My father called for me and I'm now alone with him.

"Dad you called me." I initiated the conversation. 

"My son, yes, I know that this months haven't been good especially for you but the kingdom has to move on. We can't stop things because of one little girl."~Dad.

"Dad, this girl is the one that I love and I know that you seem to believe sipho but that man is a liar father, not only will he destroy the poor girl but our kingdom as well. If this meeting is about getting another wife I will not. The only woman who can be by my side is Ntombi. Now please excuse me I have personal matters to attend to." 

He has been nudging all this while for me to choose another girl. This time I'm willing to lose my crown in order to be with Ntombi. He can't change my mind. I will find my love no matter what. I walked out of the house to return to my own room and drown in my thoughts. 

I can't anymore...

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again Kealeboga ( setswana name meaning: Thank you) for reading. It's not edited so have an open mind, a bit short yes but it's a chapter right? 

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